Location
Faith
Eastern & Western Church
Emperor Justinian
Miscellaneous
100
This sea provided access to trade between the Byzantines and Slavs in Russia.
What is the Black Sea.
100
The religion that Russians converted to due to Byzantine influence and missionary work.
What is Eastern Orthodoxy.
100
This leading figure of the Roman Catholic Church supported the use of icons during the iconoclast controversy in the eighth century.
Who is the Pope
100
The uniform code created by a panel of legal experts under Justinian's reign. This became the basis of laws in the Byzantine empire, and in later international legal systems.
What is the Justinian code.
100
Constantinople falls to Ottoman Turks in this year.
What is 1453.
200
Geographical advantages of Constantinople (100 points for each)
What is its location on the Bosporous strait, a key trade route. What is the crossroads of trade between Europe, Asia and the Middle East. What is distance from Germanic invasions in the west. What are fortifications along the natural harbor.
200
A religious image used by Eastern Christians to aid in their devotions.
What is an icon.
200
The western half of the Christian Church became this
What is the Roman Catholic Church
200
The church of "Holy Wisdom" built by Justinian in Constantinople; considered the crowning glory of his reign.
What is Hagia Sophia.
200
The main language of the Byzantine Empire
What is Greek
300
The capital of the Byzantine Empire
What is Constantinople
300
The religion of these people who conquered Byzantium
What is Islam Who are the Ottoman Turks
300
Priests can marry in this church.
What is Eastern Orthodox
300
Justinian's military accomplishment which did not last after he died due to expenses
What is the reconquest of former Roman territories (North Africa, Italy, parts of Spain)
300
The term for the leading bishop of Eastern Orthodox Christianity.
What is patriarch.
400
This narrow passage of water connects the Mediterranean and Black Seas. Constantinople was located on this strait, an access route for trade.
What is the Bosporous strait.
400
Served as inspirations for Byzantine art
What are Christianity & Imperial Rulers
400
This type of Christianity developed in the Byzantine empire as the western and eastern Roman empires grew apart.
What is Eastern Orthodox
400
She was the most powerful woman in Byzantine history. She passed laws and advised her husband, Justinian.
Who is Empress Theodora
400
The Slavic alphabet created by Saints Cyril and Methodius in the ninth century.
What is the Cyrillic alphabet
500
Trade between these seas allowed for cultural development in this place
What are the Black and Baltic Seas. What is Russia
500
Language used during church services in the Eastern Orthodox Church
What is Greek or other local languages.
500
The iconoclast controversy that helped lead to the split within the Christian Church tested this Byzantine emperor's authority over these matters.
Who is Emperor Leo III. What are religious matters
500
Byzantine emperors, like Emperor Justinian, ruled with this type of power. They were the head of state and this also.
What is absolute power. What is the church.
500
The Byzantines preserved these cultures.
What is Greek and Roman.
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